斬 = 斤 + 車

斬 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “chop off”. It is built from 斤 (ax) and 車 (car). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1215. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: chop off
RTK frame: 1215
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ザン, サン, セン, ゼン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): き.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: beheading, executioner, отрезать
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 斬 cut

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 斬

How to find 斬 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “ax” + “car”. 斬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 斬 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.